The Joes, shaken by the events simulated (or, perhaps, foreseen) by WarSim, have no choice but to once again enter Mainframe’s ultimate training simulator. This time, they find themselves in a newly-rebuilt Pit, but the moment they “arrive” the alarms go off—Cobra is attacking!

Under the cover of a full-scale frontal assault, Zartan and Storm Shadow infiltrate the Pit and wreak absolute havoc! Their goal is anyone’s guess, but as Zartan impersonates a seemingly endless parade of friends-turned-enemies, Storm Shadow makes his steady, deadly way towards their objective…

Can G.I. JOE’s best operatives—bolstered by Elite agents Dojo, Firewall, and Helix—repel the Cobra attack? What could cause The Enemy to mount such a bold attack on the headquarters of their greatest foes? Find out what happens when “The Serpent Writhes,” the exciting Takedown Event on now!

Emboldened by their recent victories under the powerful V-troop overlord, and goaded by a meddling Cobra Commander who sees profit in chaos, prominent Cobra agents launch terror operations across the globe! A bruised-but-unbeaten G.I. JOE team races to meet them, but are any Joes capable of dealing with the impressive first-strike and combat capabilities of Cobra’s Supreme Ninja Master, the Night Creeper Leader? And how can you fight an assassin who can take the form of your own allies…? Zarana is out there…

Battle it out in the exciting conclusion to the three-part “Arise, Maximus, Arise” event series with today’s Global Warfare event, on now!

General Hawk is no more. In his place is Cobra’s ultimate battle commander—a genetically engineered monster combining the most deadly features of men and beasts. Enter, Venomous Maximus, the V-troop Overlord!

But can Cobra control such a creature? And how will G.I.JOE fare without their fearless leader? Time will tell.

Congratulations to our winners! Enjoy double XP and gear up for Global Warfare! We’ll see you on the Battleground!

New Recruit Info –An avowed pacifist, Lifeline would prefer to not so much as pick up a rifle if he can avoid it, so don’t expect this Spec Op to be a damage dealer (in fact, his ATK is one of the lowest in Battleground history). He makes up for this by being a reliable, defensive monster who your Cobra squads MUST prioritize with their stunners/destroyers! Lifeline always boosts his squad’s DEF dramatically, and he always heals the team during combat. Who needs an ATK or AGI score when you keep your team on their feet and doing the fighting for you?

We recommend boosting his TAC for a stronger buff.

V-troop Cobra Snow Wolf is built to be the backbone of a strong squad, with excellent HP, ATK, and DEF, and solid AGI. He’s much hardier than your average support-style character, so you can rely on him to keep your team in the green stat-wise while laying down serious hurt with his Pack Frenzy skill. Few characters will be able to stand against this flurry of attacks… and have you ever seen a 10-man team slap a raid boss around…?

The only “wrong” way to medal Snow Wolf would be TAC. We recommend AGI for faster debuff- and/or pesky-Joe removal.

Desperate to save his General, Beachhead leads a contingent of G.I. JOE Troopers against the Enemy’s HQ, but Cobra’s army of V-troop Swamp Rats, not to mention Zandar and Scrap-Iron, stand in their way. Will the Joes reach Mindbender’s labs in time, or will the mad doctor’s vision of the supreme V-troop overlord be realized? You don’t want to miss the reward cards in this exciting Takedown event, Arise, Maximus, Arise (Part 2), on now!

So we’re playing a bit of catch up on G.I.Joe Battleground. First up, we’ve attached the leaderboard for the Arise, Maximus, Arise Part 1 Leaderboard to this story. We hope that some of you made it to the top 10!

In other Battleground News, as an Anniversary gift to those who have supported the game, Mobage gave a special token to all players! (well, almost). Here’s how the coins were distributed –

– Players who have been with us since April 1st, 2014, AND reached at least 10,000 event points in ONE of the past 3 events (“Arise, Maximus, Arise part 1”, “Mind Over Family Matters”, and “Uncle Cobra’s Funhouse”), will receive ONE Anniversary Token.

– Players who have been with us before April 1st, 2014 AND still have been actively playing this game since June 1st, 2014 will receive TWO Anniversary Tokens.

What did you get with your coin? Sound off on the Hisstank.com forums!

At Dr. Mindbender’s behest, Cobra has once again been collecting the DNA of history’s greatest military minds, but they’ve also been quietly gathering the world’s deadliest animals for the good doctor’s “Evilution” program, which he believes will create not only a new breed of feral super-soldier, but also the greatest battle commander Cobra has ever known!

G.I. JOE catches up with the Enemy in Paris, and outside Napoleon’s tomb the two forces clash as G.I. JOE releases their own untamed forces—the Marauders! Can the Marauders prove a match for Cobra’s greatest leaders? Will Serpentor, the Cobra Emperor, allow Mindbender’s plans to come to fruition? Will General Hawk see the danger in time? Find out in today’s exciting Capture event, Arise, Maximus, Arise, part 1!

Psions disrupted, but at what cost? The Joes track down Cobra’s deranged schools for the gifted and close them down, but the psions are hardly gone from this world, and the threat of their mysterious powers looms large across the battleground.
Congratulations to our winners! Enjoy double XP, and look for the next exciting event to launch by the end of the week!

Cobra has been quietly abducting people with psychic potential, indoctrinating them with their venomous methodologies, empowering them with their psi-amplifiers, and controlling them with their neural disruptors. This burgeoning army of psions can change the very fabric of reality, but Cobra makes one fatal mistake—they abduct Tommy Talltree, the brother of Franklin Talltree, AKA Airborne. The Joes launch a world-wide search for their missing brethren, and Global Warfare erupts!

Can the rock-solid-but-conventional weaponry of the G.I. JOE Steel Brigade contend with brainwashed psychic soldiers? Is Airborne’s helicopter chaingun a match for Cesspool, the toxic CEO? Find out in “Mind Over Family Matters,” the exciting Global Warfare event launching today!

Please note that Global Warfare has changed!

* It is now a five-day event! As a result…
* The group schedule (for possible demotions and promotions) has changed! See the schedule below!
* The best event points (and the greatest challenges) will be found in all win-streak battles that are multiples of 3 (battle 3, 6, 9, 12, and so on)!
* Retreating from a map NO LONGER resets your win-streak to zero!

PLEASE NOTE that there is a TWO-HOUR calculation period before each group term closes! During that time you can still initiate PvP battles and earn points that will affect your final ranking, but those points will not affect your standing within your upcoming groups.
Good luck on the Battleground! [Read more…]

The Joes narrowly escape Cobra’s devious Funhouse, and piles of scrapped Cobra Commander Robots and B.A.T.s are vaporized by the self-destruct mechanism set by the Enemy Commander himself!

Congratulations to the latest winners! Enjoy double XP and prepare your squads for a very special, much-improved, psionically charged Global Warfare event! See you on the Battleground! Did you make it on to the latest leader board? Sound off on the Hisstank.com forums!

Cobra has been kidnapping scientists at an alarming rate, and the Joes attack a Cobra stronghold believed to hold the kidnappees. Everything is going to plan… for Cobra Commander, that is!

Can the combined power of Flint, Dusty, Alpine, and Airtight survive an onslaught of Cobra Commander Robots AND the devastating anti-material rifles of the Jungle Vipers lying in wait for the brave (but oh-so predictable) G.I. JOEs? How will they fare against B.A.T. V5, the most advanced android trooper Cobra has yet fielded? Can they resist popping the balloons? Find out if G.I. JOE can escape Uncle Cobra’s Funhouse (and more) in the exciting Take Down event on now!